Valve for pumps



June 26, 1928. 1,674,718

c. P. EISENHAUER VALVE FOR PUMPS Filed March 1927 5 F/& a 26 INVENTOR. Giza/r655 ,PEosm/uuwn BY i P: 2

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VALVE r03 Pours.

Application fled Iarch7, 1827. Serial No. 173,874,

a valve in a pump which will absorb the shock of delivery of the fluid particularly when the direction of the piston is reversed and the Compression of the liquid impedes the movement of the piston.

In high speed umps, this is especially advantageous in t at the hammering and jarring, which is not only audible and (11S- agreeable but injurious to the mechanism, can be thus eliminated.

It is a further object to provide a noncorrosive, self-contained valve mechanism which is absolutely noiseless, and which permits of a large area for the quick exit of fluid especially necessary in connection with high speed pumps.

It is a further object to provide a cushioning spring valve mechanism.

It is a further object to provide a constant motor load thereby eliminatin the fluctuation in current consumption that occurs in pumps where a heavy impact in the pump operation must be made.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a section through the valve mechanism showing the parts when the liquid to the piston chamber;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing a discharge of the liquid from the piston chamber into the discharge chamber.

Referring to the drawin s in detail, 1 is a cylinder and intake port ousing containin a cylinder liner 2, which is provided with mizt ports 3 from the inlet chamber 4 in the housing 1,'which inlet chamber is fed through an opening 5 with liquid from any desired source.

6 designates a piston rod on which 'is mounted a piston 7 having a washer ,8. This piston supports on its end opposite to that from which projects the piston rod a relatively heavy shock absorbing helical spring 9 adapted to normally have spaces between the coils forthe entrance. of the incoming liquid into the center of the spring into piston chamber in-' chamber 10 within the cylinder 11. This cylinder 11 is formed with a skirt-12, the interior of which is connected to the s rin 9. The exterior of the skirt is provide wit a washer 13 so that in effect the cylinder 11 and skirt.l2 becomes a supplementary piston yieldin ly connected by the spring 9 to the The end of the sleeve 11 is closed as at 14:. The sleeve itself is provided with a plurality of radial apertures 15 arranged at intervals in a series of openings on' all sides of the sleeve. The exit ends of these openings will be found as at 16 in the bot-' toms of grooves formed by tapering projecting shoulders 17 on the exterior of the sleeve, such tapered surfaces of such shoulders constituting valve seats for rubber rings.

18 which are preferably 'circular in section.

The sleeve 11 and the su plementary iston or skirt 12 are adapte to move wit in a larger cylinder 19 spaced therefrom on the exterior thereof and also havin a closed end 20. This cylinder is provi ed with a similar series of radial apertures, such as the apertures 21,' the outer ends of which open into the depressed space between the tapered shoulders 22. formed by ridges 23 having such tapered shoulders. v

Between these shoulders are mounted the elastic valve rings 24 adapted to seal the openings normally. The last mentioned cylinder 19 is locatedwithin an eirit chamber 25 formed in the casing 26 which is con- 7 nected to an exit passageway 27. The cylinder is supported in a ring 28 between the exit chamber 26 and the inlet casi'n 1. Suitable washers 29 seal the while bolts, such as 30, hol fixed engagement with one another. cylinder 19 is provided with an annular. shoulder 31 which is engaged between the 'ring 28 and the casing 1-on the one hand while the ring 28 is engaged casing 26 and the casing 1..

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between the "2 by movement .of the: piston tothe right U i piston 11, the compression" of it by the rela- 9 as its coils .will be com ressed, so that hand so that the fluid may enter through the coils of the spring 9 to the interiorv 10 of the hollow portion of the piston designated 11. When the piston returns to the left hand the shock of the return is absorbed by the ielding nature of the connection be tween t e relatively movable piston and the piston which is stationarilymounted on the piston rod 6.

i The inertia ofthe fluid within the hollow tivel fast movement of the piston 11 to. the left and and the vacuum condition within 2' the cylinder head 19 all serve to cause a lift "ll ""iofthe liquid in the piston through the port .16 into the piston head 19. Upon the return ing of the valve rings 18 and a discharge again to the right hand, the rings 18 are seated upon 'the ports 16 and the fluid in the cylinder head 19 is put under compression and ejected through the ports 21as the pressure in the c linder lifts the rings 19' discharging the uid into the chamber 25 formed by the casing 26. The shock of such compression will be absorbed by the spring the ejection stroke will we eliminated therefrom the ounding and hammering and the effect of-t e com ression from the machinery and piping, w ich is particularly objectionable in domestic installations.

It. will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifica- -t-ionsas may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Havingthus fullyvdescribed my invention,

what Iclaim; is new and desire to secure by 1 Letters Patent, is

"iii In 1. In combination a cylinder, a iston having a hollow piston head resilient y mounted thereon provided with a plurality of aper-- tures, resilient sealing means mounted on said piston adapted to seal said apertures,

said cylinder having a plurality of exit 0 enings, a plurality of exteriorly dispose resilient sealing members and a dischar e casing mounted over and spaced from said cylinder end, and-means for cushioning the effect of compression by the piston on the contents of the cylinder.

2. In combination a cylinder having an inlet port, apiston connected to a piston rod,

one portion of which is stationaril vmounted thereon and the other portion 0 which is spaced from the first tions, passes through the yielding means inmovin t erefrom, sai

to the interior of the piston making its exit through the openings therein and thence through the openings in the cylinder head.

' 3. In combination a cylinder having an entrance port, a piston, a piston rod, a moving cylinder having means to seal its exterior wall with the stationary cylinder, a helical spring connecting said piston and moving cylinder, and valve means on said cylinderfor permitting the exit of fluid therefrom.

entrance ort, a piston, a piston rod, a moving cylin er havin means to seal its exterior wall with the stationary cylinder, a helical sprin connecting said piston and moving cylin er, and valve means on said moving c linder for permitting the exit of fluid valve means consisting of a resilient sealing ring mounted on the exterior of said moving cylinder adapted to seal a plurality of apertures in the wall of said cylinder.

5. In combination, a cylinder having an entrance (port, .a piston, a piston rod, a movng cylin er having means-to seal its exterior wall with the stationary cylinder, a helical sprin" connecting said piston and moving cylin er, and valve means on said moving cylinder for permitting the exit of fluid therefrom, said valve means consisting of a resilientsealing ring mounted on the exterior of said moving cylinder adapted to seal a plurality of apertures to the wall of said cylinder, and .a stationary cylinder adapted to receive telescopically the moving'cylinder and havinga plurality of radial apertures and a sealing ring adapted to seal such apertures to control the exit of fluid therethrough.

6. In combination in a pump of a pump cylinder having an inlet port, a piston, a piston rod, a' moving cylinder connected to said fiston adapted to permit the entering liqui in the cylinder to entertherein, said moving cylinder having a plurality of radial ports and a resilient sealing ring mounted on the exterior of the cylinder for seal ing said ports, whereby as the liquid is compressed within said movin cylinder as it moves with the piston the iquid will make its exit by lifting said resilient sealing ring, and a second stationary cylinder within which the moving cylinder is adapted to telescope, said second stationary cylinder having a plurality of radially-disposed ports, and a resilient sealing ring adapted to close said ports on the exterior thereof, said moving cylinder;- and said second stationary cylinder each having a groove adjacent said ports serving as a valve seat for each of the resilient sealing rings. and a resilient connection between said piston and said moving cylinder so arranged as to perwit the entrance of fluid into the moving tioned, and yielding means connecting said piston and cylinder, whereby the shock of l the compression by the moving cylinder will 10 be absorbed by the gielding connection between said piston an moving cylinder. In testimony whereofiI afiix my signature.'

CHARLES P. EISENHAUER. I 

